No air conditioning at home? We explain how to refresh yourself naturally

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Create drafts
When night falls, open your windows wide to enjoy the fresh outside air. If your home has a floor, also open the upper windows to evacuate the hot air that is in the house – this is called a “chimney effect”!

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Hang a damp sheet in front of the windows
Dampen a sheet and hang it in front of your ajar window: this grandma’s trick really works to cool indoor air through evaporation. The air passes through cool, damp fabric, helping to lower the temperature of your room.

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Turn away your fan
Fill a bowl or a canvas bag with ice cubes and place it in front of a fan. The diffused air will be cooler and more humid, like a sea breeze.

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Keep a fogger in the fridge
Several times a day, wet your face and hair with a water mister to maintain a feeling of freshness. And between two “pschitt”, keep it in the fridge for an ice cube effect. Also think of “cold hot water bottles”: cloths filled with ice cubes to place under the feet or on the chest.

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Make the VMC work
In the evening, turn on the bathroom ventilation (other called VMC for controlled mechanical ventilation) as well as the kitchen hood because they allow the hot air to be evacuated to the outside of the house and replace it by the cooler air from outside (not to be done in the middle of the day, at the risk of bringing in even warmer air!).

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Unplug electrical appliances
Even when not in use, our computers, phone chargers, power strips… generate heat. It is therefore recommended to turn them off and unplug them completely. Also avoid using your heating appliances: hair dryer, oven, kettle…

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Redesign your interior
To promote air circulation and encourage the feeling of freshness, start by decluttering your interior: put away the knick-knacks that accumulate heat, roll up the carpets that make you hot, get rid of the bedspreads that also keep the heat in.

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Create a rampart with plants
Whether indoors or outdoors, plants maintain a pleasant atmosphere of freshness thanks to their evapo-transpiration mechanism: this is a good reason to flower your interior and the edge of the balconies. Water preferably in the evening to refresh the ambient air. And for next year, think of climbing plants on walls exposed to the sun: they flower the temperature by blocking the sunlight that heats the exterior walls.